Thank you Scott. I am grateful for the links.

On Wed, 6 Oct 2021 at 18:34, Scott Prater <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello, Fred --
>
> The DSpace documentation is quite good, and may be enough to get you set
> up and running:
>
> https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x
>
> Their support page has a very nice guide on to how to seek help:
>
> https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Support
>
> For when you get stuck, there's a Slack channel, too:
>
> https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Slack
>
> Though I echo Monica's comment that the user groups are the best place to
> start with your questions: the Slack channels are usually
> reserved for resolving thorny problems and discussing application
> development issues.
>
> Depending on your degree of technical expertise, you may want to work with
> a systems administrator and/or some other IT person at your
> institution also, to work out the details of where DSpace will be
> installed, who will be responsible for maintaining the host and the
> software, etc.  There are also third parties that will set up and help
> manage a DSpace instance for you (for a fee).
>
> -- Scott
>
> --
> Scott Prater
> Digital Library Architect
> UW Digital Collections Center
> University of Wisconsin - Madison
>
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> Hi Fred,
>
> Welcome! There is a very robust DSpace community all over the world,
> including user groups and listservs. That might be the best place
> to start for DSpace help in particular.
>
> https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/User+Groups
>
> EIFL also has lots of really good resources about DSpace repositories, e.g.
>
> https://www.eifl.net/resources/webinar-good-practices-setting-dspace-repositories
>
> Best,
> Monica
>
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 10:18 AM Fred Kwaku Hayibor <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > My name is Fred Hayibor, Assistant Librarian in charge of e-resources
> > at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ghana.
> > I have taken keen interest in library technologies and scholarly
> > communication. I did my graduate research on Institutional
> > Repositories but I have not had a practical exposure to the
> > technology. Now I am ready to get practical and need a mentor in
> > setting up DSpace, customizing the software and managing workflows.
> >
> > I am happy to join this progressive community, and am ready to
> > network, learn and also contribute my experience to help others who may
> need it.
> >
>


-- 
Fred Kwaku Hayibor
Electronic Resources & Training Librarian
University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS)
PMB 31, Ho, Volta Region
Republic of Ghana